ValueTrack | Flash Note | 8 March 2024

Reway Group SPA

Sector: Infrastructures maintenance and reparation

Expansion into the railway business bears fruits

Reway Group (RWG) is a leading Italian company active in viaduct, tunnel and bridges rehabilitation, installation of safety and sound-absorbing barriers, seismic upgrading, and various other activities related to extraordinary maintenance of highways / roads.

Railway subsidiary secures €84mn order from RFI

The Reway Group has announced that its subsidiary, Gema, has secured new contracts valued at approximately €84mn in the railway sector. These contracts are associated with four framework agreements awarded by RFI, focusing on the maintenance of stations, buildings, and railway infrastructures across several Italian regions. The key contracts include:

  1. €26 mn for the ordinary maintenance of selected stations in Abruzzo, Umbria, Tuscany, Liguria, and Marche;
  2. €24.5mn for routine maintenance of stations in the Rome area;
  3. €19mn for an acoustic rehabilitation project in Tuscany;
  4. €8.1mn for extraordinary maintenance of civil railway structures in Lazio and Sardinia;
  5. €6.5 mn for additional contracts related to railway infrastructures maintenance. The works are scheduled to commence in the second half of 2024, with project durations ranging from two to three years.

Backlog closer to reach the €1bn milestone

We appreciate the news from both a quantitative and qualitative perspective. Quantitatively, we highlight that: 1) over the last three months, RWG has been awarded new orders totalling approximately €214mn; 2) the updated backlog figures, including those for Gema, are expected to exceed €900mn, reaching an all-time high, which represents more than five years of revenue. Qualitatively, we emphasize that these contracts: 1) demonstrate that the relationship with its main client RFI (Rete Ferroviaria Italiana) remains strong, despite Gema (formerly Se.Gi.) only recently being readmitted to RFI supplier portal; 2) affirm the strategic rationale for entering the railway market.

Estimates and Fair Value confirmed

Pending full year results, we are not modifying our 2023PFE-24E-25E estimates and our €6.33 per share fair value.

At fair value, Reway Group would trade at 7.4x EV/EBITDA, 8.3x EV/EBITA, 12.7x Adj. P/E 2024E multiples.

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Fair Value (€)

6.33

Market Price (€)

5.06

Market Cap. (€m)

194.8

KEY FINANCIALS (€m)

2022PF

2023E

2024E

VALUE OF PRODUCTION

110.5

133.4

199.6

EBITDA

19.6

24.3

42.4

EBITA

17.9

20.6

37.8

ADJ. NET PROFIT

11.6

14.1

19.2

OPFCF a.t.

8.0

5.0

40.4

NET INV. CAP.

42.6

146.8

127.6

EQUITY

38.7

69.0

85.7

NET FIN. POS.

-3.9

-77.8

-41.9

Source: Reway Group S.p.A. (historical figures),

Value Track (2023E-24E estimates),

KEY RATIOS

2022PF

2023E

2024E

EBITDA MARGIN (%)

17.7

18.2

21.2

EBITA MARGIN (%)

16.2

15.4

18.9

NET DEBT / EBITDA (x)

0.2

2.1(*)

1.0

NET DEBT / EQUITY (x)

0.1

1.0

0.5

EV/SALES (x)

1.3

1.7(*)

1.3

EV/EBITDA (x)

7.7

8.1(*)

6.2

EV/EBITA (x).

8.5

9.3(*)

7.0

P/E ADJ. (x)

12.7

8.5(*)

10.2

Source: Reway Group S.p.A. (historical figures),

Value Track (2023E-24E estimates) (*)12 months Se.Gi.

STOCK DATA

FAIR VALUE (€)

6.33

MARKET PRICE (€)

5.06

SHS. OUT. (m)

38.5

MARKET CAP. (€m)

194.8

FREE FLOAT (%)

16.8

AVG. -20D VOL. ('000)

18,071

RIC / BBG

RWY.MI / RWY IM

52 WK RANGE

3.10-5.20

Source: Stock Market Data

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Reway Group SpA | Flash Note | 8 March 2024

Business Description

Reway Group (RWG) is a leading Italian company active in: 1) Viaduct and tunnel rehabilitation; 2) Installation of safety and sound-absorbing barriers;

  1. Seismic upgrading of viaducts; 4) Various other activities related to extraordinary maintenance of highways / roads.

RWG is the only Italian player covering all stages of the restoration chain and offering a "One stop shop" service, highly valued from clients who only have to deal with a single counterpart.

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Shareholders Structure

Others,

16.8%

  1. Casillo,
    7.3%

Elocyn

Luccini

L.t.d.,

S.r.l.,

11.0%

64.9%

Source: Reway Group SpA

Key Financials

€mn

2022PF

2023E

2024E

2025E

Net Revenues

92.1

132.4

198.6

218.3

Chg. % YoY

0.0%

43.7%

50.1%

9.9%

EBITDA

16.9

24.3

42.4

46.8

EBITDA Margin (%)

18.3%

18.4%

21.3%

21.4%

EBITA

17.9

20.6

37.8

42.7

EBIT Margin (%)

16.2%

15.4%

18.9%

19.5%

Net Profit

8.4

11.6

13.3

17.2

Chg. % YoY

0.0%

37.8%

15.2%

29.1%

Adjusted Net Profit

11.6

14.1

19.2

23.0

Chg. % YoY

nm

35.7%

36.2%

20.3%

Net Fin. Position

-3.9

-77.8

-41.9

-14.9

Net Fin. Pos. / EBITDA (x)

0.5

2.1(*)

1.0

0.3

Capex

-1.5

-6.0

-6.5

-7.1

OpFCF b.t.

8.5

10.4

49.5

41.5

OpFCF b.t. as % of EBITDA

50.2%

42.6%

116.9%

88.6%

Source: Reway Group SpA (historical figures), Value Track (estimates), (*) Se.Gi. 12 months

Investment case

Strengths / Opportunities

  • High visibility of future business resulting from the combination of market growth rate and works assignment defined on good notice;
  • Strongly cash generative business model with low capital requirements;
  • Italian road infrastructure benefitting from multi-year investment plans.

Weaknesses / Risks

  • Revenue concentration on a very few clients, with top 3 customers accounting for ca. 95% of FY22PF revenues;
  • Limited operating leverage due to the high incidence of costs that are proportional to VoP;
  • Exposure to volatility of raw materials prices (20% of VoP).

FY22 Revenues by geography

TLS, 6.1%

SOTECO,

18.2%

MGA,

75.6%

Source: Reway Group SpA

FY22 Revenues by business line

Barriers, 7%

Viaducts,

40%Seismic, 2%

Others, 4%

Tunnels,

47%

Source: Reway Group SpA

Stock multiples @ €6.33 Fair Value

2023PFE

2024E

EV / SALES (x)

2.0

1.6

EV / EBITDA (x)

9.4

7.4

EV / EBITA (x)

11.4

8.3

EV / CAP.EMP. (x)

nm

2.4

OpFCF Yield (%)

10.6

16.3

P / E Adj. (x)

10.7

12.7

P / BV (x)

3.6

3.0

Div. Yield. (%)

0.0

0.0

Source: Value Track

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